Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1942, Page 2

A-2 %2 Lifting of Blockade To Feed Norway Urged By Official in Exile Surgeon General Contends Move Would Bolster Morale Against Axis By BLAIR BOLLES. Food for Norway should be passed through the British blockade of Europe in the interests of victory for the Allies, Dr. Karl Evang, high official of the Norwegian govern- ment-in-exile, declared today. He is Norway's surgeon general of public health. Dr. Evang, whose American offices are at the Norwegian Legation in ‘Washington, said in an interview here that an increase in the supplies of food for Norway is essential in order to bolster the Norwegian civil- ian morale. He expects a dietary crisis in Norway by the end of this winter, the second of the war, which may bring nation-wide starvation. The statements made Evang marked the first that an official of an Allied govern- ment has stated publicly his opinion that the people of a German-occu- pied country ought to be fed by the Allies. He made it clear that He has no association with the feed- ‘Burope plans advocated by Herbert Hoover. Would Feed Allies’ Friends. As a medical man, Dr. Evang let ft be known that he thinks food ought to be made available to all .the pro-Allied-occupied _countries, but officially he can speak only for Norway. He said his government .would take no steps without agree- ment of London and Washington. - Thus one of the most trying ques- tlons with which the United States and England have had to deal since Germany gained control of the con- tinent is pushed once more to the fore, and with stronger propulsion than it has had at any previous time. « “The occupied countries are not Yost territories,” Dr. Evang said in explaining the Norwegian official point of view. “They are the Allied front line. The people in them are working for the Allies. Their spirit $ust be bolstered.” + The people’s spirit will flag in time their stomachs are not filled, Dr. Evang said, no matter how strong their spirit is. He is afraid that Germany might undertake to feed Norway when the people are near the starvation point and try in that fhanner to temper the Norwegian active hate for the Germans. Concedes Some Interception. I “Norwegians arriving from Nor- way in England after escape say not to send food up there,” Dr. Evang reported. “But medical men know that they are wrong. These Nor- wegians have the good spirit. We want to keep the spirit alive. It will flag under poor diet.” Dr. Evang returned to the United States from London in mid-Decem- ber after three months in England. The Germans might get 10 per eent of food sent from the outside fo Norway, Dr. Evang sald, but he Mnsisted that the 90 per cent which would reach the Norwegians would do them and the British more good than the 10 per cent which would reach the Germans. “You can't fight an enemy with- out losing something to the enemy.” war, Dr. Evang said. The Germans went forifood losses as well as mili~ $ary losses. He recalled stories cur- tent here that Germany domination over Pinland by f BRITISH RAIDERS START FIRE—Flames sweep Norway, in the British “Commando” rald on December 27. Left foreground is a British soldier. A o - British “Commandos” who THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1942. from a took part in the raid remove the landing craft used in the attack. Japs Using Veferans In Philippine Drive, Stimson Declares Secretary Praises Staff Work of Enemy In Island Campaign By NELSON M. SHEPARD. Secretary of War Stimson today is not at hand now to eontemplate any bombing of Tokio or reprisals. Gen. Douglas MacArthur has sug- gested re for Japanese bomb- ing of Manila repeatedly in viola- tion of the “open city” declaration. “We've got a long distance to go before Gen. MacArthur's proposals can be studied or carried out,” the Secretary commented. Secretary Stimson declared the urgent needs of the military situa- tion require the Army to continue recruiting young men 19 and 20 years old_for voluntary military service. The War Department has no intention of abandoning such voluntary enlistments in view of the new selective service law. the Finns after the winter war be- | Fépudiated reports that Japanese| Mr, Stimson stressed that the tween Pinland and Russia. Germany cannot so easily be starved in this was as in the last war, Dr. Evank said. The Germans by their conquests have brought great quantities of food supplies within their range. He said, there- fore, that the Germans have only moderate need for whatever food might be brought into their occupied regions from the outside. He added that the transportation of food from Norway to Germany is a difficult task. The surgeon general thought that German home morale would deteri- orate from lack of proper clothing, rather than from close rations. The physiological effect of improper clothing and improper diet is much the same, he said. Dr. Evang said that Norway is deficient in fats and energy foods, most of which come from abroad in normal times. He said that Norway | is almost self-sufficient in milk, eggs | and meat, but the war-time dis- ruption of transportation has cut| off a large part of the population from milk. “The first ration instituted by the | Germans called for 45 grams of | butter and oleo a day,” Dr. Evang | said. “That has been cut three times and it is now about 30 grams. | ‘We expect it to be reduced further. | Norwegians can't get as much fat| as the ration allows.” The German masters of Norway recently invoked a rule that no Norwegian would be fed unless he worked for the Nazis, Dr. Evang sald, speaking on the basis of re- ports reaching the Norse govern- ment-in-exile by grapevine. Racing Results Tropical Park By the Associated Press. 4.FIRST RACE—Purse, $1,000: claiming; lds up: 13 miles Cross (McCreary) 880 4.20 380 r th (Cruiksnank) 480 380 ve Acnnr:)’lwl!mm 7.90 1me. 0002 ran—Chigre, Iron Bar. Laurana Dogo. Room ~ Service. 3 SECOND RACE—Purse, 8 3 S e eao <33 232 8 Ly Bl Leib Light ¢ Tee Midge (Day) 1:12% Time, ieuben, False Play, Tal Here 3. China. (bally”Doible pata $52.80 Also Now, Arhus THIRD RACE—The Bulidoss: % $1,000: “claiming; A-vear-oids and up: 6 Night Tide (Durando) 37.70 14.90 5.00 (MeCombs) 660 430 {McCreary) 200 u;‘f'n»—'”;?m Hobby. Circus Wings. Classic Beauty, Truda. Tune Please. Argos, Rusged Rock, Our Chuckle, Castigads. RACE_The Horned A imine, 4 venscola ohd 0 ;"5 tarionss Biimy Sprine’ aMeloche) 8.10 4.50 Cuekoo Man' (Day) 00 Weisenheimer (Haskell) 00 A bousie B. 8 Heels. N ran—Double B, Singing Heels, Night Lady. Uncle Walter. Catepili, Ranee Lust. | Commencement, Star of Padula, Highscope FIFTH RACE—Purse, ances; j-vear-olds. 1 Eternal Peace (Day) Wood Robin (McTague) Horn (Schmidl) g AR Bay Ridge, Ask El ran—Bay Ri , Me, ‘Torea- dor. Taic De Pine, Whiscendent, Citp. Ciop, Flaibalong and Jack K. SIXTH RACE—Pu; 2., H e 3 lipse (Keiper) 17.20 8.70 3.70 Mfignm’ w20 28 z rols Plstoles, Blue Warrior, Also ‘ran— ez Hyero and Jezevel. 27 Auguat invaders of the Philippines were boys 16 and 17 years old and de- clared that the hostile soldiers “very greatly outnumber our forces.” The Secretary told his press con- ference that the Japanese were “vet- eran troops and well equipped.” “As has been customarily exhib- ited, the work of the Japanese staff officers has been of a very high or- der.” the Secretary continued. He pointed out that in the long war in China the Japanese owed much of their success to fine equip- ment, training, staff work and en- durance. “These are facts we have got to face,” Secretary Stimson said. “I am very confident we can and will defeat them in the end, but we can't by looking through rose-col- ored spectacles.” Heavy Japanese Losses. Mr. Stimson did not disclose the estimated strength of the enemy forces in the Philippines in the fight- ing around Manila. Nor would he estimate the ratio between the two opposing forces. Army needs young men of those ages with “keenness, enthusiasm, daring and endurance.” All enlisted reservists have been called back to active duty on Feb- ruary 1 and because of the urgent need for such trained men they will be put into units as quickly as pos- sible. No estimated number was given, although it is known it is consid- erable. Observers Are Wanted. The War Department has directed the chief of artillery to organize new air units to direct artillery fire from long distance. These units, composed of obser- vation planes, will start training at Fort Sill, Okla. Such was the common practice during the more or less stationary fighting of the World War. Mr. Stimson said the Army did not wish to be caught unprepared on stabilized fronts and is thereby training observation crews to radio locations for long distance firing. Too much reliance, he indicated, can “The fighting has been very well| sometimes be based on airplanes sustained by the Americans and|substituting for artillery as bomb- Filipinos, and the Japanese have incurred very heavy losses,” he ex- plained. He added, however, that there has been “no run-away” by either side. Mr. Stimson indicated the invad- ing forces had to fight hard for every bit of ground gained, and in the course of such a stiff resistance on the part of the defenders, he said naturally the American and g;lgxgigu losses also have been “very The Secretary indicated the time ers are now doing. Kaiser's Grandson Wed BERLIN, Jan. 1 (Official Broad- cast) (P).—Prince Hubertus von Hohenzollern, third son of the former Crown Prince of Germany and grandson of the late Kaiser, ‘was married December 29 to Baroness 'von Humboldt-Dachroeden at Castle Oels in Silesia, it was announced today. Prince Hubertus, 31, is a captain in the German air force. Weather Report (Purnished by the United States Westher Buresu.) District of Columbia and vicinity—Light moderate rain with slowly rising temperature tonight; gentle winds, increasing to moderate or fresh, -— tonight. Report for Last 24 Hours. perature. Yesterday— 4pm. {From noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest. 43, at 3:50 p.m. Year aco, 49. Lowest, 38, at midnight today. 880, 38. Record Temperature This Year. Highest, 41, on_January 1. Lowest, 38. on January 1. Huomidity for Last 24 Howrs. (From noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest. 81 per cent, at noon today. Lowest. 44 per cent. at 2 p.m. yesterday. River Report. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cloudy rpers Perry: Polomac muddy at Great Year Tife Tables. (Purnished by U P e e Monthly precipitation in inches in the Capital (current month to date): Month. 194 January _ Pebruary March _ April y July _ > 3 27 “g 2 RS IRIRIRE: géses’ [ ImmIeSSSonau Beptemb Oetober _. vember ber BNt a0 !nh' b The Sum and Moen. Sets. 4:56 487 431 pm. 616am. Automoblile lights - et HOur after suncent be turned on one Weather in Various Citles. rature—Precip- ign. Low tation. 30 2 : , today Sun. tomorrow Moon, today yesterday, | Atl: ta, Ga. Atlantic City, N. g‘lluinon_ Md. ! PUR fec Ivesion, T = n. 8. D Indianapolis, I Jacksonville. Fla Kansas City, M Los Anceles, i Calif. Belugegruneces novas sugelan burning oil plant on Vaagso Island, il x s & wounded comrade to one of —A. P. Wirephotos. Communiques Major Battle Now Raging in Islands The text of the War Depariment’s Communique No. 39, outlining the situation as of 9.30 a.m. today, fol- lows: 1. Philippine theater: Severe fighting continues north of Manila, where American and Philippine forces have been con- solidated and are continuing to resist the Japanese advance. Strong positions are now occu- pled by the defending troops, ‘who are inflicting heavy losses on the invaders. A major battle now is in progress. 2. Hawalii: The commanding general, Ha- waiian department, reports that three different islands of the Hawaiian group were shelled by enemy submarines. A few shells were fired at the Port of Hilo, on the Island of Hawaii, causing slight damage to the wharf. The harbor of Kahului, on the Island of Maui, which had been shelled by & submarire some time ago, again was attacked. Five rounds were fired with no damage. An attack likewise was made on the shore near Lihue, on the Island of Kaual, when a few rounds were fired, setting fire to a sugar cane field. There were no cas- ualties and practically no damage by any of these attacks. 3. There is nothing to report from other areas. The text of War Department Com- munique No. 38, giving the situation as of 5 pm. (E. S. T.) yesterday, follows : 1. Philippine theater: Gen. Douglas MacArthur, com- manding the United States Army forces in the East, has advised ‘War Department that wounded of the American and Philippine Army have been evacuated from the Manila area on the steam- ship Mactan, which has been converted into a hospital ship, and appropriately marked in ac- cordance with the Geneva con- vention of 1907. Tne wounded will be taken to Australia. American and Philippine troops are continuing their stubborn resistance according to pre- arranged defense plans. 3. There is nothing to report from other areas. Tert of a Navy communique, which was based on reports received until noon (E. S. T.) yesterday: Central Pacific: The naval sit- uation in respect to Maui, John- ston and Palmyra Islands remains unchanged. There have been no further attacks since last re- ported. ‘There is nothing to report from other areas. Appended to the communique was this note: The Navy makes no claim of enemy losses, except when borne out by positive evidence. The Navy will not indulge in the common enemy practice of esti- mating losses but will report only such facts as can be substan- tiated. |Chief of Propaganda {For Italian Army Dies | B the Associated Press. BERN, Switzerland, Jan. 1—A 5 iD.N.B. dispatch from Rome yester- | day reported the death of Col. Sergio "Plnelli. 55, chief of Italian Army | propaganda. Col. Pinelli edited the army pub- Ncation, Le Forze Armate, for six Capifal's New Year Arrives Amid Revelry And Optimism Washington Merrymakers Appear to Toss Aside Cares of War Time Americans think it is grand to be alive in 1942—year of war. The Capital went wild with revelry last night—though on a smaller scale than in many peace years— and on this holiday thousands of Government workers and men in uniform returned to war labors with real zest. The stroke of midnight lacked only one touch of tradition—the blowing of whistles and sirens throughout the ecity. This was abandoned because defense officials sald there might be danger of a false air-raid scare. Last midnight inhibitions were thrown to the breezes. Typical F street snapshot: A pretty girl is jangling cowbells as she shoves her way through the laughing crowd— while her two male escorts moo gently. 1t was a night of fun, but people weren't trying to forget Manila and the ring of blood around it. They were optimistic — cocky — about the prospects of this new year, End of Axis Seen. Amidst a shower of confetti, MaJ. W. B. Spencer leaned back at his table in the Willard Hotel, puffed hard on his cigar, and shouted to a reporter through the bedlam: “We'll see the end of the Axis powers in these 12 months, Between you and me, Hitler will crack up within three.” Sailor Albert Aron, & grinning Mississippl boy now serving the Navy as a gunner, yelled “God help the Japs!” Going into detail, he announced that he was going to “lower the boom on the next guy who asks me where the fleet is.” “It's out hunting the Japs—and the only advantage the enemy fleet has is its speed in running away. ‘When it is cornered, it will sink.” Optimism From Many Sources. Civilian merrymakers held high hopes for this fresh year, also. vestigation among festivals in the U street section disclosed that Violet Burnside, first alto saxo- phonist in an all-colored-girl or- chestra, expects this to be a mar- velous year for woman musiclans. Horace Lancaster, a colored artist who says he can use house paint to creat pictures that look like ofl paintings, declared that he expects it to be a great year for art. Police- man E. J. Scott of No. 13 precinct sald he certainly hopes it will be a good year for policemen. In a downtown hamburger shop, Miss Ruth Baer, a titian-haired beauty who was slightly apoplectic at having to work the New Year Eve shift, predicted that 1942 will be noted for smaller but juicier ham- burgers. Ulysses Hickerson, taxi driver, commented shortly before midnight that he expects a fine year—tires or no tires. Capra Draws Spotlight. In the fancier night spots Were throngs of high diplomats and Fed- eral officials, but eyes of the crowd were on such figures as Prank Capra, motion picture director, at the Carl- ton, who sat with Cy Bartlett, hus- band of movie actress Ellen Drew. Forrest Meredith Tucker, 6 feet 4 inches of movie star, flew in from California to entertain his mother, Mrs. Doris Tucker Patton of Wash ington, and his sister, Mrs. Reed Johnson of Leesburg, Va. Despite their effort to celebrate the eve like any other family, Mr. Tucker's hope of anonymity vanished when a rag-clad clown left the Shoreham floor show to stick his nose in Mrs. Patton’s cocktail glass. Admission tickets cost about 50 cents more than last year, experts reported, but drinks were about the same. Intoxication appeared to hit an all-time low for New Year. The rhumba was the dance experienc- ing greatest increase in popularity. Tambourines, shakers, whistles and horns were heard—loudly. Gen- tlemen donned headgear to pose as Turks or Alpine -Swiss. Arnold, head waiter at the Willard, did some swift computation and came up with statistics indicating that the confetti, if strewn end to end, would reach twice around the world. Hundreds of balloons were released from the Mayflower roof at midnight. Hotels and night clubs reported that within the past two days, New Year eve reservations, which had been in a slump, picked up to near normal. The Mayflower Hotel noted that this time there was a drop in reser- vations for two at its New Year eve festivities. It seemed that those who would be merry wanted com- pany—two, three or four other couples along. There were many private parties in homes throughout the city. Mrs. Evelyn Walsh McLean, famous for her big parties, invited & long list of guests to see the New Year in. Capt. R. C. Pearce of No. 1 police precinct said the crowd that converged on F street was “nothing” compared to the last. Well, it was pretty good at that. At 11:55 pm. the street was jammed with cars, all screaming their horns out. Sidewalks were packed with humans, in super-human spirits. Songs and war whoops were heard. Passengers in open cars were stand- ing on the seats. Throngs stared at sidewalk clocks, suddenly fasci- nated by the mystic movement of the hands toward a new era, Struck by inspiration, hundreds flocked into telegraph offices to dispatch cheer by wire. All over the United States people were soon startled to hear sing-o-grams from Wash- ington rendered in uncertain tenor: “Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind; I send this toast by telegraph For the days of Auld Lang Syne.” Chinese Celebrate Twice. Surveying the street crowd with philosophic air, but unnoticed by the merrymakers, were a young | couple from Washington's China | town, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Lee. Mr. Lee, who is engaged in the export- import business, pointed out to a reporter that the entire celebration was precipitated by a puxe:y arbi- ol PN CAPITAL SEES IN 1942—Frank Capra, Hollywood director (right), welcomed in the New Year at the Carlton Hotel with (left to right) Miss Joan Edwards, Capt. Sy Bartlett and Miss Iris Houston. Agencies Want 12 Put On New War Board, Miss Perkins Says Four Each From Industry, Labor and Public Reported Agreed On at Conference Special Dispatch to The Star. Secretary of Labor Perkins said last night representatives of a half dozen Government agencies virtu- ally had agreed to recommend to President Roosevelt that the new War Labor Board be made up of 12 members, four from industry, four from labor and four representing the public. She made the assertion at the conclusion of a conference attended by Attorney General Biddle, Sidney Hillman, co-director of the O. P. M.; William H. Davis and Charles ‘Wyzanski, members of the National Defense Mediation Board; Dr. Harry A. Millis and Gerard Reilly, mem- bers of the National Labor Rela- tions Board, and Warner Gardner, solicitor of the Labor Department. The board will be appointed by President Roosevelt—possibly late this week, Miss Perkins said—in re- sponse to a recommendation of the recent industry-labor conference which adopted a wartime no-strike, no-lockout policy and agreed to settle all disputes by peaceful means. On Capitol-Hill, Senator Connally, Democrat, of Texas said he would request Senate consideration next week of his bill to permit the Gov- ernment to take over strike-bound war industries and to freeze labor conditions in such plants. Senator Connally said he expected “determined opposition from vari- ous sources” because of a recent la- bor-industry sgreement to bar strikes, But he said he was not satisfied with a voluntary agree- ment of this nature. “I am unwilling, in the dangerous position of our country, to depend upon the fickle caprice of some strike master,” the Texas Senator declared. “We don't rely on volune tary agreements to secure our re- cruits for the Army and Navy.” the Naval Academy, spent the evening with Bea Benoit at the Ambassador Hi-Hat. —Star Staff Photos. ; estimated 11,00 costumed marchers Mumme’s Pal’ade, Held —depicting everything from Mother i Goose characters to hilarious ridi- Despite War, Mocks Foe e of the Nation's enemies—fell ne. Between 800,000 and 1000000 persons were expected to line the parade route. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1~War failed to halt Philadelphia’s tradi- tional welcome to the new year today-—themldeap.wmul\m-c in Brief mers’ parade. ongress in Although defense industries and 9 e the armed services kept a few TODAY. thousand from participating, an| Both branches in recess. Great Reductions on many fine pieces and suites of Lifetime Furniture for immediate clearance Thousands of dollars’ worth of dependable Lifetime Furniture have been specially re- duced to move out gquickly and make room for new shipments. Mostly all one-of-a-kind pieces and groups at substantial savings! Come in tomorrow and savel MAYER & CO. Seventh Street Between D and E